AUI and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) have announced the recipients of the 2022 AUI Board of Trustees NAC Bridge Scholarship Award. Now in its second year, the scholarship recognizes the academic accomplishments of National Astronomy Consortium (NAC) alums and assists them in the transition from undergraduate to graduate...
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Pride Month Statement
May 31, 2022
Pride Month is a time for celebration of LGBTQIA+ communities and commemoration of the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 and the ensuing liberation movement it inspired for the ongoing fight for full equality. At AUI, we celebrate an environment that is safe and welcoming to all, and the strength that our diversity brings us. We also reflect on our...
2022 AUI Scholarship Recipients
May 17, 2022
Below are the six recipients of the 2022 AUI Scholarship conducted by International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. These students will each receive an award of $3,500 per year to aid in defraying expenses at the college or university of their choice. ELIJAH DORAN Eli is a senior at Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado, where he...
Astronomers Reveal First Image of the Black Hole at the Heart of Our Galaxy
May 12, 2022
To image it, the team created the powerful Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), which linked together eight existing radio observatories across the planet to form a single “Earth-sized” virtual telescope.